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1980 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 1980
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PRI_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Cooking fuel (PR1980A_FUELCOOK)

Data file: PRI1980_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 203
End: 203
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="PR80A070"><span class="em">H20. Which fuel is used most for cooking? </span><br /><div class="i1">[] Gas: from underground pipes serving the neighborhood<br />[] Gas: bottled, tank, or LP<br />[] Electricity<br />[] Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.<br />[] Charcoal<br />[] Wood<br />[] Other fuel<br />[] No fuel used</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 No fuel used
2 Utility gas from underground pipes serving neighborhood
3 Bottled, tank, or liquefied petroleum gas
5 Electricity
6 Fuel oil, kerosene, and other liquid fuels
7 Coal or coke
9 Wood
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the type of cooking fuel.
Universe
Puerto Rico 1980: Not group quarters, not vacant units [discrepancies: none]

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